Category: Daily Post

Here’s a simple thought for Friday.

21Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good. Romans 12:21

Here’s a bit of instruction in a letter written a long time ago that applies to us today as we go in and out of the marketplace, dealing with others.

17Warn the rich people of this world not to be proud or to trust in wealth that is easily lost. Tell them to have faith in God, who is rich and blesses us with everything we need to enjoy life. 18Instruct them to do as many good deeds as they can and to help everyone. Remind the rich to be generous and share what they have. 19This will lay a solid foundation for the future, so they will know what true life is like. 1 Tim 6:17-19 CEV

So let’s see:

Have faith + enjoy your blessings + help others + do good + be generous + share = true life.

Over the last few weeks, the Jeremy Camp song, Overcome has continually rattled through my brain.  I think it’s a reaction to all the craziness that is going on around the world and the apparent disdain for righteousness.  It’s enough, at times ,to make even the strongest lose hope.  But the course in this song recalls the shouts of the angels in the last days as they declare in victory

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.  Revelation 12:11

So, here  we stand today, worried, anxious and sorted, while  the plan of victory is plainly laid out before us.

We overcome, by the blood of the Lamb and the words of our testimony.  That’s the plan.  The blood has been spilled already.  How are we doing on the testimony?

A photo posted by Jason T Butcher (@jasontbutcher) on Jul 17, 2016 at 6:54am PDT

Over the last few months, the Daily Buffet has been anything but daily.  My mind has been all over the board and my time to write has been limited.  I have felt like there’s more on my mind than I have time to write and therefore I have not been writing.

The events of the last few weeks, both personally and worldwide, have convicted me that I must once again make this a priority in my life.   I hope that you find it helpful, and if you do, maybe, sometime, let me know!

So lets restart, with a reminder about why we never quit!

1God has been kind enough to trust us with this work. This is why we never give up. 2 Corinthians 4:1 (CEV)

Following up on the thoughts from earlier this week, it’s interesting to me when we take a look at what winning looks like for followers of Christ.  It’s not about laws and Politics and opinions .  It’s about the blood of Christ, sharing the good news and being selfless.

“And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.”

‭‭Revelation‬ ‭12:11‬ ‭NLT‬‬

http://bible.com/116/rev.12.11.nlt

Reminds me of this Jeremy Camp song https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eP-JdZs4V54